Both McLaren's compete in the main race today but both DNF'd. The commentators did say they have a lot of upgrades coming for the next race.

Just like in F1.

Well, out of the 4 stints of the two races, the first one comforts me a bit for the other 3. That was a great stint by Parente from 8 to 3 in the damp, hard-fighting and overtaking Ferraris and Audis too. That was a great drive, despite the car's lack of good top speed made really hard to overtake with it on this narrow track.

Decent enough Qualifying Race, once it got going. Vilander's manoeuvres at the start, to move from fourth to first, were sublime. Equally impressive were Enge and Salaquarda towards the end. All in all, a good race - big grid or not.

The Chinese races have been cancelled, and there are still only fifteen entries for this weekend's race at Portimao. I believe that the world championship status could be voided if the series does not travel to enough continents, or fewer than eighteen cars compete in most of the events. In other news, Rosina replaces Enge.

This championship will not exist next year. SRO has set a deadline of late August for 10 manufacturers to commit or the series get disbanded. Who the hell would want in on this mess?

Agreed but that deadline is just Ratel's usual public relations crap, last year he wanted to have 9-12 teams signed & paid up by JULY or otherwise he'd cancel the championship... of course it didn't happen

Combined Portimao FIA GT1 (GT3) and FIA GT3 grids had less cars than FIA GT3 alone had last year... what an absolute joke. Cancellation of the Chinese rounds also means that this prestigious "world championship" only has 1-2 non-European races this year

Combined Portimao FIA GT1 (GT3) and FIA GT3 grids had less cars than FIA GT3 alone had last year... what an absolute joke.

Great timing! Today's Autosport reports that Ratel's latest plan is to merge the GT1 and GT3 fields for the remaining European races. He will present the "rescue plan" to the FIA (which already vetoed the idea pre-season). For the Indian race, the GT1 teams will be encouraged to run three cars. Ratel also wants two more races in Europe to replace the cancelled Chinese trip; one of these will likely be at the Nurburgring, as part of the Blancpain Endurance Series bill, which will result in the Moscow round changing dates.

Finally, the cancellation of the champioship has been confirmed for next year... okay not perhaps officially, but SRO is stepping down and that means 99% chance of killing the final bit of life support this series has left.

Finally, the cancellation of the champioship has been confirmed for next year... okay not perhaps officially, but SRO is stepping down and that means 99% chance of killing the final bit of life support this series has left.Same for Euro GT3 too

Sad thing but then it's better to have horrendous end rather than endless horror.

Finally, the cancellation of the champioship has been confirmed for next year... okay not perhaps officially, but SRO is stepping down and that means 99% chance of killing the final bit of life support this series has left.

Same for Euro GT3 too

SRO should thanks this themseves...

I hope sby buy the rights and made a good GT series with a real GT cars (not with this GT cars).